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Must-Reads for Parents

Best Friends, Worst Enemies by Michael Thompson and Catherine O’Neill Grace—helps parents understand the drama of childhood relationships.

Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes and the Myth of the Slut by Emily White—examines the mystique of the “high school slut” and why males and females alike are fascinated by her.

Lost Boys by James Garbarino—examines the terrible trend of school massacres, and why young troubled boys choose these violent forms of expression.

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons—contains real-life stories from girls about the hidden culture of girls’ aggression in schools.

The Primal Teen by Barbara Strauch—discusses the physical nature of adolescent “growing pains”.

Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman—a parent’s guide to understanding the nature of female relationships and the power of the female clique.

Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson—the authors are two child psychologists who discuss the emotional training and emotional miseducation of boys.

Raising Their Voices by Lyn Mikel Brown—middle school and high school girls speak about why they adopt certain gender expectations and resist others.